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My general impression is that all new banjos in the £150 area will be Chinese made, built in the same factories and just branded with all the various names brand names out there.
I'm therefore thinking that unless buying used (which for a gift she naturally doesn't really want to do), then new, they're all going to be much of a muchness. It'll probably be a bit of a lottery - you may get one that's been assembled okay but if you're unlucky, you won't! Without trying out first, it's impossible to know.
This is just one man's personal opinion but I would say that you should not plan on spending less than $300 on a beginner banjo as the quality will not match up to helping with progression and feeling confident with the playing.
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just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
My guess is you tried to fingerpick it bluegrass style. Not easy to master. Clawhammer is the style I'd recommend
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Forward roll = going down, eg 5, 2,1. Backward roll coming up as in 1,2,5.
Clawhammer is. Index or middle (your choice) plucks the 3rf string then brushes down across the bottom 2 or 3, followed by the thumb plucking the 5th or drone string. This style is older than bluegrass
yeah - I know the technique - its just hard to transition from clawhammer / alternate thumb which one has been naturally "unconsciously" (ie I dont even have to think about it) playing for 40 years - to doing a dedicated roll technique
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
It's mostly nuts and bolts so a tinkerer's dream
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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Adjudting head tension is a dangerous sport but if you've got a bit of brave in you, a bit of daring, crank it up
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
I've been playing clawhammer style since the mid 70s or thereabouts but there's things I sti struggle to play.
But I enjoy it and that's why I keep a banjo around: It fills a need